I love this image! Marilyn Monroe, one of the sexiest women to grace this planet, an icon for many…she was no size zero! She had the lumps and bumps that us normal women have, she had curves in all the right places, and a few in other places too! But hey, who cared!
She was beautiful, and that air she had about her was what counted, not the figure. She was happy in her body, not hiding away, and that happiness showed as she would confidently show herself as nothing other than herself. No air-brushing for our Marilyn!
So be happy ladies, celebrate your lady lumps! I know my stretch marks and mummy tummy are the souvenirs left by pregnancy and motherhood, and I wear em with pride!!!
(I just don’t flaunt em.. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone!!)
But I Smile Anyway... 
Aug 19, 2015 @ 18:38:35
She was stunning! I agree – she wasn’t a size zero, but she was all woman!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 18:48:20
And isn’t that what it’s all about?! 😊
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 18:53:54
Yes it is! 😀
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 18:57:20
😊😊
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 17:32:02
Right you are, Ritu. The “ideal” female body type keeps evolving, but why can’t we simply love the bodies we have. Oh, media shaming, I forgot.
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 18:29:08
That’s exactly it!!!!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 16:46:25
Great point, Ritu! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 17:53:53
It’s something we really need to drum into
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 17:54:14
Our younger image conscious generations Tonya!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 22:48:45
I agree! A woman’s body is meant to be soft and curvy. It’s interesting how views on attractiveness evolve over the years.
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 22:56:28
It’ll come full circle… It always does!!!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 22:57:41
You’re right! 🙂
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 14:35:33
Love Marilyn Monroe, especially in “Some Like it Hot”.
I love my man bumps as well. 🙂 hope you don’t mind us guys joining in on this? It’s not all about shaved perfectly toned bodies is it?
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 14:37:29
Oh of course our manly counterparts can join in!!!! Why crave perfection, when we ARE perfection! Lumps bumps and all!!!!!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 13:23:25
Wonderful message, Ritu! It is not the figure that makes us sexy and lovable. It is the whole package which makes us so special and unique. And that is sexy!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 13:25:35
Oh indeed sis! Confidence in yourself, not overconfidence, is the most attractive thing!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 13:26:11
Perfectly said, Sis!!!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 13:26:42
😘🙋🏽
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 14:06:48
😘
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 10:26:27
I totally agree with this! Not all women are tiny little petite things 🙂
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 10:55:30
And why would we want to be, eh!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 10:57:08
It’s a bit hard after having kids or getting older lol but I’ve always thought everyone has a different body shape and us girls are meant to be curvy and not just scrawny lol
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 12:41:55
My thoughts exactly!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 10:14:49
😀😯👠👙
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 10:54:47
😁😁😁
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 09:30:44
Oh yeah! Celebrate 🙂
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 10:52:38
🎊🎉yay!!!!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 09:28:19
Nice post Ritu!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 10:52:24
Thanks! Its true though, isn’t it? That’s natural. We can all achieve natural!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 09:15:30
High five to that!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 10:50:31
✋👊
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 08:59:45
Ritu, You are exactly correct. I am trying all sort of things to reduce my weight. But my hubby loves me to be chubby only …. LOL….. 😛
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 09:14:23
Oh I know that feeling Vasantha! I do try, exercise is an important thing, but it’s time.. And the fact that hubby likes me as I am, doesn’t help!!! I want to reduce my belly fat, for me, and health reasons, but I’d never be skinny… I love food fat too much!!!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 08:33:49
I agree that she is one of the most beautiful women ever, and knew how to use her womanly wiles! 🙂
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 09:13:02
A true inspiration!!!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 08:20:14
Well, as a saying goes, real men love curves 😀
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 09:10:23
Oh indeed, and I comfort myself with that thought every day, as I look down at my poor not quite washboard flat, stretchmark ridden mummy tummy! Still, it looks like that for a reason, and they are two very good reasons!!! And my Hubby Dearest loves it too!
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Aug 20, 2015 @ 14:50:56
I’m sure the reasons are lovely, and the fact that your hubby loves it makes it worth it…. I love my wifes curves as well 😀
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Aug 20, 2015 @ 15:51:20
Absolutely!!! Let’s rejoice in curves, and Reubenesque beauty!!!
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